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Tuesday, 28 October 2014

ASTON
MARTIN CONFIRMS BESPOKE SUPER SALOON: THE FINEST OF FAST CARS

Gaydon:Aston Martin was confirmed a bespoke product programme for a
new super saloon that will see the revival of the historic Lagonda nameplate in
a strictly limited series.

Aston Martin
has produced the first suite of images of its gorgeous Lagonda hyperluxury
sedan in production form. This follows the release ofphotos of a prototype test vehiclein Oman a month ago, which followed anembarrassing photo drop of the same
car by Oman Airshortly after it
arrived in the Middle Eastern country. Turns out the Lagonda is just as
beautiful sitting in front of a glass wall (and next to its most recent
predecessor) as it is bombing through the Omani desert.

As has
traditionally been the case, the Lagonda badge will once again sit proudly on a
luxurious and exclusive super saloon.

The architecture of the
Lagonda’s interior is pretty much taken straight from theRapide, although, thanks to the Lagonda’s flatter roof line and
longer wheelbase, passengers in the two rear seats should have significantly
more head and leg room.

Aston Martin has yet to fully
detail the car’s mechanical package, but it’s known that the Lagonda is based
on the company’s VH architecture.

The
five-door2015 Rapide S, which
also rides on the same underpinnings, features a 5.9-litre V12 pumping out
412kW of power and 630Nm of torque to the rear wheels via an eight-speed
automatic transmission. TheRapide
Shas a claimed 0-100km/h time of
4.4 seconds.

Reports
indicate that the Lagonda sedan can hit speeds of more than 280km/h.

The stunning
luxury super saloon revives the Lagonda ethos of ‘the finest of fast cars’ and
will be offered exclusively in the Middle East, as a result of specific market
demand.

Exterior : The exterior hardly differs from the
prototype vehicle that was shown off earlier by bothOman
Airand Aston Martin duringhot
weather testingin the
desert.According toAutocar, the Lagonda wears a suit made from
carbon fibre-reinforced plastic and is a much larger beast than theRapide Sthat it’s closely related to.

With a body that stretches out
over almost 5.4 metres and sitting on a 3.19m wheelbase, the Lagonda is 378mm
longer end-to-end than the Rapide S and features an extra 199mm between the
wheels. Unlike the Rapide, the Lagonda is a true sedan, with a flip-up boot
lid.